Players to win multiple European Championships: All-time list of men's footballers to win more than one Euros
Italy’s battle to reach Euro 2024 went to the wire before a tense 0-0 draw against Ukraine sealed their passage to Germany.
The Azzurri are reigning champions after beating England on penalties at Wembley in 2021 and history shows that going back-to-back is a tough ask.
Given the high number of elite nations residing in Europe, it should be no surprise that the big prize tends to be shared around. Indeed, only 13 players have won multiple European championships. As the list below demonstrates, this has a bias towards one particular team.
The Sporting News details the history right here.
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Spain are the only country to have won back-to-back Euros, with their demolition of Italy in the 2012 final capping a golden era that also featured a march to glory at the 2010 World Cup – three straight successes at major tournaments.
Given the indisputable prowess of the squad that shone first in Austria and Switzerland in 2008 – when Fernando Torres scored the only goal in the final against Germany – it's no surprise that a large core of players were retained throughout this period.
Former Atletico Madrid, Liverpool and Chelsea striker Torres came off the bench to find the net in the 4-0 win over Italy in Kyiv and is one of eight players alongside Xabi Alonso, Iker Casillas, Cesc Fabregas, Andres Iniesta, Sergio Ramos, David Silva and Xavi to have featured in both finals.
Santi Cazorla came on as a second-half substitute against Germany but was unused in the latter final when Alvaro Arbeloa started at right-back after being on the bench four years earlier.
Back-up goalkeeper Pepe Reina and defender Raul Albiol played in neither final, something
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